Tag: elderly scams

  • Grandpa’s Nightmare: $5M Elder Scam

    Grandpa’s Nightmare: $5M Elder Scam

    ⏱ 3 min read Gerardo Heriberto Nuñez Nuñez, 42, is cooling his heels in a Boston lockup, extradited from the Dominican Republic to answer for his alleged role in a ruthless scheme that ripped off hundreds of grandparents. The scam, run from a Dominican call center, netted over $5 million by preying on the fears…

  • Grandparent Scam: $5M Laundered, DR National Jailed

    Grandparent Scam: $5M Laundered, DR National Jailed

    Boston – A Dominican Republic national is cooling his heels in a Massachusetts jail cell after federal authorities finally brought him to account for his role in a sprawling, heartless fraud that bilked over $5 million from vulnerable elderly Americans. Gerardo Heriberto Nuñez Nuñez, 42, faces decades behind bars if convicted of laundering the proceeds…